The Top 5 Most Anticipated Releases of Q1 2024
Jan Rivera-Pagan
The new year is starting off with a bang, and a plethora of brand new TCG releases! To kick off the hype for this upcoming quarter, we’ve compiled a list of the top 5 most anticipated releases of Q1 2024.
There is a mystery afoot in the plane of Ravnica, and players have been invited to solve it! Murders at Karlov Manor, the first major booster release of 2024 for Magic: The Gathering, releases on February 9 and features a brand new set of cards with all the fun and intrigue of a classic murder mystery. Eager sleuths are sure to delight in this cast of new and returning characters, from determined detectives, to dubious suspects and untrustworthy scoundrels.
Murders at Karlov Manor also includes three new Showcase treatments that reflect the murder mystery theme: the Magnifying Glass, Dossier, and Ravnica City showcase treatments are a must for detective story fans. Also returning with this release are the Special Guest cards introduced with The Lost Caverns of Ixalan; these special reprints of classic Magic cards will receive a Ravnica twist with this upcoming release.
Shiny Pokémon return to the Pokémon TCG, with the upcoming release of Scarlet & Violet: Paldean Fates! There are over 100 shiny Pokémon appearing in the set list for this release, which launches on January 26. Trainers are excited for the first appearance of shiny Paldean Pokémon, including Tinkaton, Ceruledge, and Dondozo. Additionally, shiny Tera Pokémon ex are taking center stage with this release, including the past and future time-travel Pokémon Great Tusk and Iron Treads!
Collectors should not miss the opportunity to pull the visually striking Illustration Rares and Special Illustration Rares featured in this release, each with their own stunning full artwork of rare shiny Pokémon. Some officially previewed cards of shiny Pawmi, Palafin, Charizard and shiny Mew ex are incredibly valuable additions to any Trainer’s collection!
The next Yu-Gi-Oh! booster set, Maze of Millenia introduces never-before seen Yu-Gi-Oh! cards from the TV series to the TCG! Releasing on January 19, Maze of Millenia features 85 total cards in the set, including a selection of new cards which were only ever previously printed in the Japanese OCG sets Animation Chronicle 2023 and 2022 History Archive Collection.
Specific standout cards that players are excited about with Maze of Millenia include the Spell Card “Harmonic Synchro Fusion,” a spell card that allows players to summon both a Fusion and Synchro monster by tributing two monsters that can summon both monster types; “Number 1: Infection Buzzking,” a powerful Xyz monster whose effect allows you to remove a threatening card from your opponent’s Extra Deck; as well as brand-new Earthbound Immortal series cards as seen in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's TV series. Each 7-card pack contains 6 Rare cards and 1 Foil card, with a chance to pull a Quarter-Century Secret Rare or one of 16 unique Collector’s Rare card prints.
Releasing on March 15, Wings of the Captain is a booster release for the One Piece Card Game that highlights the fan-favorite duo of Zoro and Sanji, and also includes cards themed around the Fishman Island, Thriller Bark, and Germa story arcs. Players will now be able to add cards featuring Sanji’s sister Reiju from Germa 66, Perona, Moria, among others.
Furthermore, collectors can look forward to pulling 10 holographic Super Rare cards, 2 Secret Rares featuring incredible full artwork of either Sanji or Zoro, and 6 Special Cards with exclusive new designs! The Special cards for this set all share a similar theme of depicting rare snapshots of character’s daily lives outside of the adventures from the One Piece series, so devoted Strawhats fans will want to collect them all!
Set a course to new undiscovered shorelines, with Into the Inklands! This newest Lorcana TCG releases on February 23 of this year and highlights the new lands which appeared after the recent in-game flood, and introduces a new card type: Location Cards! While this new card type allows players to gather Lore automatically at the start of a turn, they also have unique special effects when characters move into them, or when the cards are cast into play.
Additionally, Into the Inklands debuts several new adventure-themed Disney properties onto Lorcana, including the 90s Jungle Book-inspired cartoon series TaleSpin, the much beloved and recently rebooted DuckTales TV series, and the space-pirate cult classic Treasure Planet.
Interested in listing any of these upcoming product releases? All of these sets are available to list now for presale!
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